Half-cycle cutoffs in harmonic spectra and robust carrier-envelope phase retrieval

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-57

  Haworth, C A ^a   Chipperfield, L E ^a   Robinson, J S ^a   Knight, P L ^a   Marangos, J P ^a   Tisch, J W G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES;

CARRIER-ENVELOPE PHASE; HARMONIC SPECTRUM; HIGH ORDER HARMONICS; HIGH-HARMONIC EMISSION; ISOLATED ATTOSECOND PULSE; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SINGLE-SHOT MEASUREMENTS; SPECTRAL FILTERING;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845982246     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys463     Document Type: Article

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